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[personal profile] flightforfreedom 2018-02-15 02:07 pm (UTC)(link)
Kiron watches him warily for another moment, before turning his head and looking somewhere else. Considering.

In the end, getting along with Owain was more important that any arguments or qualms about his values. So after another half a minute he slowly nodded.

"I already... Sort of have. Written songs before. Only in my head, of course, but..."

~ ~~~~**** I don't know how to do fancy things ****~~~~ -

Poe deflates, a little, because almost by accident Reeve managed to step right on the thing that was worrying him most. He scrubs his thumbs over Reeve's rough cheeks for a moment - almost thoughtlessly - then drops his hands to rest on the man's shoulders as he sighs.

"Yeah. Yeah, I know." His brows furrow and his eyes drop, looking at Reeve's feet instead of his face. "I'm trying to do good by him, Starstuff." He didn't bring that pet name out often - especially lately. But it was almost habit, when he had his hands on him, like this. "But I'm not sure there's anything I could do that wouldn't mess with his life in some measure. So I'm just... Trying to do what's right."
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[personal profile] flightforfreedom 2018-02-17 07:38 pm (UTC)(link)
The flush that filled Kiron's pale skin was only partially intentional - after all, even Reeve didn't touch him like this, and the driving need for physical affection was something that he felt deeply, as well. But while normally he would try to recover from it quickly, push the feeling away... He didn't this time. He let it happen, his the blush spreading down his throat and under his collar, before he forced his eyes away. He didn't try to pull his hands back, though he swallowed.

"... I... that's...."

~ * ~

"I don't promise him anything lightly. Don't worry." The tenseness in his own shoulders relaxed as Reeve's drooped, and he let the rest out with a long breath. Fight over. Okay. Now they could just talk about normal thi--

It was probably for the best, that he wasn't in the middle of drinking or eating anything, but even without that, Poe still looked like he got caught in the middle of a spit take. Fuck. He should have known, with Reeve of all people, that the first fucking question--

"I'm not answering that." He said, rubbing his face roughly as he turned away to find something to busy himself with. Where was his backpack? He needed to unpack it. The last thing he wanted was for Reeve to witness the heat that was rising up his throat.
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[personal profile] flightforfreedom 2018-02-18 03:51 am (UTC)(link)
Kiron turned his eyes away, still flushed, his freckles almost disappearing into the red of his cheeks.

"... You want me to practice singing for my Master by singing for you. Is that what you're asking?" He turned his eyes back to Owain's, then, though they didn't stay long, instead falling sheepishly to the floor.

"... Perhaps. But I... I am not sure why you wish this of me. The songs I write... They're nothing more than silly turns of phrase to pass the time. It is no art."

~ * ~

He doesn't need to sound like he's judging Poe for Poe to hear it - the guilt a hot lance right into his chest, twisting at the base of his throat and making a sour taste rise to the back of his mouth.

He shoves Reeve off him - not a strong, violent push, but the sort of almost aimless brotherly rough housing that highlights most of their relationship. And when he speaks, he sounds mostly exasperated, though there is a hint of honest frustration in it.

"Will you fucking stop? It's not like that."

He almost wanted to kick himself, for saying it. It's not like that implied a hell of a lot more than he meant to. He grabbed his backpack and started pulling it open.
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[personal profile] flightforfreedom 2018-02-18 04:29 am (UTC)(link)
"Right now?" That definitely makes the flush drain from Kiron's face, and he immediately looks back to the tent.

"I... I shouldn't be that far from Master Starling. I don't want to be out of calling distance. I don't - I'm not sure this is a good idea. Perhaps I should go back--"

~ * ~

Reeve has always known exactly how to get under Poe's defences. And while usually that was a good thing - getting him to open up about his Father, for example, or making him actually address his grief when a mutual friend died - this time, all it does is impound the guilt already in him. His grip on a shirt tightens, his knuckles going white, staring down at the clothes rather than turning his head, because the implication alone is enough to stain the last few days, turning the pure and honest joy into something darker and tainted.

He'd known, somewhere in the back of his head, that it would end up that way. Drinks up your values like a sponge--

He felt very queasy, suddenly.

"He is a fucking exceptional human being," he replies, his voice a little tight as he tossed the shirt down onto the cot. "Don't fucking do this, man, I don't need it. Anything you could possibly give me shit about, I guarantee, I'm already giving myself shit for it."
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[personal profile] flightforfreedom 2018-02-18 05:04 am (UTC)(link)
Kiron glances back nervously at the tent again, before wringing his hands, nervously. There's a long pause while he obviously considers, but when he finally looks back to Owain, there's a sadness in his gaze that wasn't there before.

"Why is this... Why is this important to you? Why does my singing something mean anything to you?

~ * ~

"Anyone who wants to hurt him will have to go through me, first. And there's a lot worse things out there than dying for something I believe in, Reeve." He knew it wasn't something the man would want to hear, but that didn't make it less true. Poe had never considered his own life to be of primary importance.

At the last question, however, he pauses. His shoulders droop, heading bowing with a small sigh, before he finally turned to meet Reeve's gaze. He'd never been good at lying to the man.

Why start now.

"This would be a hell of a lot easier if I only liked him, Reeve."
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[personal profile] flightforfreedom 2018-02-18 05:44 am (UTC)(link)
The uncertainty doesn't leave Kiron's expression as he watches him quietly. But after a long moment it fades, a soft smile rising in its place.

"You are a... Very strange man," he murmured, thoughtfully. "But I... Will hum you a short song, as long as you never repeat it."

He paused, cleared his throat, and then began to hum a somber, quiet melody, barely loud enough for even Owain to make out.

~ * ~

He rubbed his face. Reeve was right. Owain would be fucked if he died-- "Fuck. Yeah. I'll- I'll think of something. I'll make sure that something is set up, in case anything happens to me. I don't-- I'm not going to fail him."

Then Reeve asks something that Poe had been so carefully avoiding saying aloud or putting into words, and it felt like something suddenly solidified in his chest, making it far harder to ignore. His mouth went a little dry and he turned his head. Fuck. Fuck, yeah, he was.

He doesn't smile, as the joke, barely reacts to the hug for the first few seconds, before sighing and slumping into it. "... Not something I feel I can... Really put on him. Everyrhing is already... Too much."
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[personal profile] flightforfreedom 2018-02-20 12:20 am (UTC)(link)
Kiron smiles, and for a few seconds it is too honest, too genuine. Then he seems to realise what he's doing and the smile is tempered back into something small, something careful. Something almost worried.

He rolls with the push, eyes falling to the ground.

"... That is Master Starling's favourite," he admits lowly. He looks back up, and the smile is softer, fonder. "I should probably - return to his side. He does not like me being gone for long, even when he requests it."

~ * ~

Poe gave a low snort. Take care of himself. Yeah. Like that was ever going to happen. 'Take care of yourself' tended to be code for 'stop taking risks'. And that wasn't something he was prepared to do.

Risks were where Victory lay.

Poe doesn't sit down when Reeve does. Instead he stands there, casting his eyes down to the floor, putting his hands on his hips. He can't meet Reeve's gaze while he talks. He feels a bit like an idiot - like he's the one who's eighteen and just finding his feet.

"... From less than a day after I met him," Poe mumbles to the floor. "I don't know. Fuck. Less than a week? Don't - I'm well aware how insane it sounds, alright, but it was like- like suddenly every other moment made sense, and it was all leading to that one. Like I've actually been there for half my life, just... waiting."
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[personal profile] flightforfreedom 2018-02-20 03:03 am (UTC)(link)
"I am very sorry, Master," Kiron murmurs, and he doesn't even have to raise his eyes to feel the dark energy ebbing from the other man as he immediately darts from Owain's side to return to Reeve's. He can feel the edges of Reeve's mood like an oncoming storm - the clouds beginning to roll in from over the water. His pulse picks up just a little faster. He knows to be prepared.

He doesn't look at Poe even though he wants to - the old animosity slowly turning personal. He hates when Poe puts Reeve in a bad mood. But he knows better to speak on it. Instead, he says, very quietly: "Should I prepare you a bath, master? They found a hot spring, yesterday."


Poe, on the other hand, like the lovesick idiot he was, lost all sense of anyone else even being in the room when Owain stepped back into it. He could see the pleased expression on Owian's face, so as he stepped over to him he grinned, wide and warm.

"Have fun?"
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[personal profile] flightforfreedom 2018-02-20 04:22 am (UTC)(link)
The question pulls Poe from his reverie- however reluctantly- and it takes far too long for the words to trickle through enough for him to understand what he was actually asked.

"Oh, uh- yeah. In a bit. A warm soak would put me the fuck to sleep, right now, and I have a lot of paperwork to catch up on." He glances back at Owain, clearly wanting to steal a kiss - but that, at least, he had the self awareness not to engage in. He turned to Reeve just as Kiron slipped out of the tent quickly and silently behind him.

"You got the last couple weeks of reports? They'll expect me to be caught up before the morning shift tomorrow."
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[personal profile] flightforfreedom 2018-02-21 12:41 pm (UTC)(link)
He doesn't catch the men staring at each other, because the instant the satchel was pointed out, he was already walking over to it and pulling it open. He didn't even look back over his shoulder as Reeve left, though he did call out: "Catch up with you in a bit," before he heard the flap of the tent close.

Owain tugs on his sleeve and Poe turns, the grin coming unbeckoned to his lips despite the conversation he'd just had, the giddy rush too strong to be undermined by reality.

"Hey," he replies, helpfully, and Owain does not need to put voice to the request. Even if he wasn't pointing to his lips, Poe would be moving in closer, sliding a hand around the back of Owain's neck, and pulling him down it a kiss that was far too longing for being mere hours after the last one.
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[personal profile] flightforfreedom 2018-02-21 11:29 pm (UTC)(link)
It happens very quickly, and Poe barely registers the fact that he's sitting before Owain is climbing into his lap. Then he registers everything - his body instantly becoming hyper aware of Owain's weight against him. He let out a low groan without even realising it, dropping his hands to grip Owain's hips, his own rolling upward just a little to grind against him. He'd honestly just wanted to kiss him, but it was like his body had a completely different idea of what to do with itself whenever Owain touched him.

His breath came faster, almost matching Owain's, and he wet his lips, suddenly parched.

It was, of course, a terrible idea. It wasn't a private space - people came in and out to make reports all the time. But fuck if every single cell in his body wasn't keening for it - lit on fire purely by magnetism and the prospect of having Owain in his arms again--

"... Yeah," he breathed, his voice a deep, husky rumble - the reports already completely forgotten. He could feel his heart beating out a sharp rhythm against his ribs. He swallowed, his hands already going for Owain's belt, entirely of their own volition. He had absolutely no ability to resist Owain, even if he chose to.

"... Yeah, I want... Damn, but I want you."
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[personal profile] flightforfreedom 2018-02-22 04:39 am (UTC)(link)
Poe doesn't laugh with him - though he does grin hard enough that it hurts - every single thing that Reeve had said to him mere minutes ago utterly gone from his mind. Every shadow banished in Owain's bright sunlight. He leans up into every kiss, trying to take each a little harder and a little deeper than they are given. He's already got Owain's belt free and is tossing it to the floor when he feels Owain freeze. That's when he hears the footsteps and he freezes too - his body going utterly still even while his heart decides to race faster.

He raises his hips in an effort to help, groaning lowly as Owain pulls his cock out into the chilled air, his blood running thick and hot enough to more than make up for it.

He's having a hard time thinking straight, but the sound of someone outside his tent did at least bring him a little bit back to reality. "... Desk," he breathes, and for a few seconds that's all he can get out, because he's sliding his hand into Owain's trousers, palm rubbing hard against the length of his trapped cock. "... then I -- fuck, I want way too much than either of us can do right now, but at least -- might not be painfully fucking obvious that I am going to fill your mouth with cum and then drink every drop of yours down, if someone accidentally walks in--"

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